Piet Verbist - Flamenco Jazz Summit: El Mar Empieza Aquí (2024) [Hi-Res]

Forceful and mystic, with a beauty and intensity that reminded him of his first hearings of Miles, Mingus, or Monk, Belgian bassist & composer Piet Verbist was pulled into his deep study of Flamenco culture several years ago through a grant from the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp. After a dozen immersive trips to Andalusia to study, perform, and develop a repertoire, Piet presented concerts in Belgium and Málaga with his joint Spanish/Belgian ensemble, recording this album live in Antwerp at the end of 2023. Featuring Carmelo Muriel on the Bansuriney (a Muriel-designed wooden flute), Carlos Cortés on percussion and flamenco guitar, and Juan Sainz on drums, with Belgians Tom Van Dyck on saxophones, and Verbist's son, Milan Verbist on piano, the Flamenco Jazz Summit paints a sonic portrait both exotic and popular at first sight, but the dual cultural melting-pot conceived traditions of jazz and flamenco actually combine to prove deep and inimitable.

PERFORMERS:
Carmelo Muriel - bansuriney
Tom Van Dyck - alto & soprano sax
Milan Verbist - piano
Piet Verbist - double bass
Carlos Cortés - percussion & flamenco guitar
Juan Sainz - drums

Tracklist:
1.01 - Piet Verbist - Al-Andablues (7:02)
1.02 - Piet Verbist - Nuevo Alterado (7:33)
1.03 - Piet Verbist - El Mar Empieza Aquí (7:37)
1.04 - Piet Verbist - A Child Is Born (6:51)
1.05 - Piet Verbist - La Filosofía Del Jamón (13:26)
1.06 - Piet Verbist - Asylum (10:10)
1.07 - Piet Verbist - Y Allá Ella Está (10:31)
1.08 - Piet Verbist - Bull (6:08)